What a difference a few weeks make. Going into the French Open, there were many guesses who would win. Due to Nadal's dominance at Roland Garros, and his hot streak entering Paris (winning 3 of 4 clay events), it was hard to pick against Nadal. The guy who had been giving Nadal the toughest time
Who is Robin Soderling? Sometimes you see a player that plays pretty well, and you know that it was something of a fluke, and the likelihood that is he'll not be able to repeat such an accomplishment again. That might be someone like Malivai Washington who worked his way to a finals of Wimbledon only
Last week, Rafael Nadal put his hopes on defending his Wimbledon title on two exhibitions. He had arranged to play two exhibitions at Hurlingham Club in London. The first exhibition was against Lleyton Hewitt.About nine months ago, Hewitt had hip surgery. It took several months of recovery including playing a small tournament in Houston, an
Sam Querrey has won one title in his career, the Tennis Channel Open. Here he is pictured accepting his trophy over runner-up Kevin Anderson (supporting the Illini, his alma mater).Querrey is the fourth ranked American player behind Andy Roddick, James Blake, and Mardy Fish. Ranked 47th in the world, he is only one spot behind
People look at Wimbledon and marvel at the predictability of the finals. Rarely does an unseeded player win the tournament. In recent memory, there have been two examples: Boris Becker, who won Wimbledon in his second tournament ever (he won Queen's), and Goran Ivanisevic who won as a wildcard, but clearly was capable of producing
2007 was the year of Djokovic. As the epic battle of Federer vs Nadal raged on at the French and at Wimbledon, few noticed that a Serb, one Novak Djokovic, had made the semifinals of both events. He made a breakthrough of sorts by making the finals of the US Open, then winning the Australian
ET Tour News has mostly focused on the men's game. But today, we'll take a brief detour to talk about the women's game in a match so delightfully odd that you can hardly imagine it happening in the men's game. Kimiko Date, once ranked as high as number 4 in the world, was Japan's number
Before the French Open, no one expected Rafa to relinquish number 1. He won the Australian Open. Despite the defeat at Madrid, many wondered if Roger was really ready to take on Nadal at the French Open in a best of 5 set match. Most people didn't expect Nadal to lose before the finals, and
Novak Djokovic has been flying underneath the radar at Wimbledon. For a while, it looked like Djokovic was regaining the form that he had lost when he switched racquets from Wilson to Head. He retired in a match against Andy Roddick, and his spotty play seemed attributable to his new stick.When the clay season rolled
James Blake is an aggravating player. In style, he vaguely resembles Federer, but lacking Federer's mental resolve, his creativity, and his ability to make amazing shots. Blake is a shotmaker, no doubt. He hits harder than most players on tour, but it comes at a price. Errors.Although Blake showed signs of doing well on grass
